Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-01-27
VIRGINIA NEWS.

Governor Lee is not expected back from
the West until Monday.
Robert Meeks, for many years merchant
at Auburn, Fauqnier county, died sunday
last.
The sale of the Southern Telegraph Com.
pany is to take place by order of the United
States Court Tuesday, February 1, at Rich
mond.
Mr.. Royal intends to test the decision of
the Court of Appeals in regard to the yalldi-
ty of tender of coupons for license before
the federal courts.
Parties in the Southwestern part of the
State are on the track of Walter Bingham,
the deaf mute who is accused of brutally
numbering Miss burlington in North Caro-.
lima.
A fire in the Bank building at Berryville,
Clarke county, last Saturday, burned the
flooring above the bank before the flames
were distinguished. Otherwise no damage
was done.
Newton FUR, near Marshall, Fauquier
county, had very fine horse choked to
death a day or two ago by rope halter,
which was carelessly tied in slip knot
around IFS neck.
Secretary Manning yesterday appointed
Jessie B. Abrahams, of Virginia, to be Dep
uty Comptroller of the Currency, to succeed
Valentine P. Snyder, recently appointed
National Bank Examiner at New York.
Two of the oldest citizens of Wildwood,
Clarke county, died recently. Mr.. Alexan-
der Wood, aged So died last Saturday, and
Mrs. Eliza NJ Page died early Sunday
morning, at Linden" the residence OF
Capt. VIM N. Nelson.
Prof. ]. Willoughby Read, well known
for some years as reader and elocutionlst,
died Yesterday morning in Norfolk. The
deceased was native of London, England,
but has been resident in this country and
State for some years, his home being IN
Wytheville.
Mr.. ]. c. Wrenshall, receiver OF the Dan
Vile ard New River Railroad, took charge
of the road yesterday. He says there is
plan on foot looking to an extension from
Danvile to the Ohio river and at DaaVllle
to connect with the Atlantic and Danville
Road from Danville to Norfolk. Large
Northern capital is backing the enterprise.
The road has been surveyed.
The cell in the Richmond city jail which
Cluverius occupied was opened yesterday
for the FIRST time since the execution. The
effects of Cluverius left in the room were
carefully examined, but no confession or
other evidence tending to confirm his guilt
was found. In the we'll thumbed Bible were
memoranda of various passages which had
particularly impressed Ciuverius.
The following fourth class postmasters
have been appointed in Virginia: Wright
Prescott. Gunston. Fairfax county; Charles
w. Callahan, Kent'S Mills. Wythe county,
and Jas. B. Andrews, Whites, Caroline
county. The office at Granbery, Bedford
county has been discontinued as not need
ed SO has also the Office at Gentey Alhe'
marie county, there being no applicant for
the place.
In Norfolk last night fire broke out in
the warehouse of Freeman, Lloyd, Mason IL
Dryden, fertilizer agents, and S. ID. Fuller,
agent of the Washington steamers and
large quantity of merchandise and fertlllz-
ers were destroyed or damaged by water.
The building was considerably damaged.
All tho loss is covered by insurance. fire
on board the British steamship Portalaide,
DESTROYED thirty one bales OF cotton. Loss
81 500, ard insured.
A clerk in the Office of the auditor of pub.
lie accounts at Richmond has found some
old papers sent from Williamsburg just be-
| fore the cnpital OF The STATE WAS io'0u
from there to Richmond in 17I9. Among
these old documents ARE number of COM
murications from Thomas Jefferson, Patrick
Henry, Edmund Randolph and John Page
Governors of Virginia in the years
lust after the revolutionary war: Most OF
these documents relate to the Indian wars,
The residence of Mrs Mile P. Marshall,
and not Mrs Mary F. Marshall. as we re-.
ported last week. who resides near Mark
ham, Fauquier county, was entirely con-
snmed by lire on the 18th. Nothing was
saved except a few pieces of meat and q
few chairs. The fire originated in an upper
room, and il is supposed . stick OF wood
rolled out upon the floor, and thus set the
house on fire. The Warrenton Iirginlaa
saws the venerable mother of Col. X. NJ.
Stribing lived here with her daughter and
was much frightened by the fire.
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